# 1884 men's tennis season

The 1884 men's tennis season was the ninth annual tennis season consisting of 70 tournaments. The season began in April in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.

## Summary of tour

Herbert Lawford wins the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships at his 3rd attempt in Dublin defeating Ernest Renshaw in straight sets. William Renshaw a fourth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. Former Wimbledon champion Donald Stewart wins the Northern Championship in Liverpool against Herbert Wilberforce. In America Richard Sears collects a fourth successive US National Championship beating Howard Taylor in straight sets.
The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 5 finals.

## Calendar

Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.
Key
* Important.
* National
* Provincial/State/Regional
* County
* Local
Men's 1884 Tennis tour included:

### January

No events

### February

No events

### March

'No events

### April

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| April. | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross ? | ? | ? | ? |

### May

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 16 - 17 May. | Clyde Park Tournament Boston United States Grass | William V.S. Thorne 77–73 (games) | Percy Knapp | Palmer Ellis Presbrey Howard Augustus Taylor | |
| 12 - 17 May. | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass | Ernest Browne ? | ? | | |
| 14 - 19 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | Herbert Lawford 6-1 6-4 6-2 | Eyre Chatterton | Herbert Knox McKay | Willoughby Hamilton Richard D. Sears |
| 14 - 19 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | Challenger Ernest Renshaw | | Herbert Knox McKay | Willoughby Hamilton Richard D. Sears |
| 14 - 19 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | William Renshaw** Maud Watson 6-0, 8-6, 6-3 | Robert Galbraith Horn Connie Butler | Herbert Knox McKay | Willoughby Hamilton Richard D. Sears |
| 19 - 24 May. | Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 | Robert Shaw Templer | William Drummond Hamilton | Toler Roberts Garvey J.Butler Robinson |
| 21 - 24 May. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Grass | Richard Henry Fuller 6-4 6-3 6-3 | Archibald Thomson | A. Dunn jr. | Walter William Chamberlain Charles Robert Andrew Howden Patrick Smith |

### June

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | ? ? | ? | | |
| 2 - 6 June | West of England Championships Bath Great Britain Grass | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 | C.K. Wood | John Redfern Deykin | Wilfred Milne Ernest Browne Donald Charles Stewart |
| 9 - 15 June | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Donald Stewart 9-7 6-1 6-2 | William Bush-Salmon | Richard Taswell Richardson | Theodore Robson Eskrigge Joseph Bruce Ismay |
| 16 - 22 June | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles | Donald Charles Stewart 10-8 6-1 6-3 | Richard Dudley Sears | Wilfred Milne | C.K. Wood Frederick William Knox |
| 16 - 22 June | London Athletic Club Tournament Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Lawford 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-2 | Frederick Bowlby | Teddy Williams William C. Taylor | Herbert Chipp Edward Charles Pine-Coffin Harry Grove Arthur John Stanley |
| 19 - 21 June. | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-3 7-5 0-6 6-3 | Richard Field Conover | Henry Warner Slocum | A.T. Greenough F.A. Hopkins |
| 21 - 26 June | Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | George Butterworth 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | Charles Walder Grinstead | James Baldwin Charles Lacy Sweet | Montagu Hankey Lionel Wilberforce |
| 23 - 26 June | Hayesland LTC Tournament Hayesland LTC Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | James Baldwin 6-0 6-1 8-6 | L.K. Smith | Ralph Bagnall-Wild | H. Clark P.D. Tucker B. Winthrop |
| 25 -27 June. | Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Walter William Chamberlain 6-1, 6-1, 10-8 | Charles Robert Andrew Howden | Charles Robert Andrew Howden George Nelson Stenhouse | Arthur Walton Fuller Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Archibald Thomson |
| 25 -27 June. | Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger John Galbraith Horn | | Charles Robert Andrew Howden George Nelson Stenhouse | Arthur Walton Fuller Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Archibald Thomson |
| 26 - 28 June | Northumberland Cricket Club Open Northumberland County Cricket Club Newcastle-upon-Tyne Great Britain Grass | E. M. Sinclair 2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 | Minden Fenwick | A. Dunn Jr. | Thomas Oswald Swarbreck T.R. Redmayne |
| 23 - 29 June. | Orange Spring Tournament Orange Lawn tennis Club Montrose, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Field Conover 6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 | Wallace P. Knapp | William V.S. Thorne | Morgan Gibbes Post P. Willis |
| 23 - 29 June | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Teddy Williams 6-3 6-2 6-2 | Frank Noon | John Redfern Deykin C.E. Salmon | Alfred Henry Betham Robert Rawnsley Bowles Philip Grove |
| 23 - 29 June | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Robert Rawnsley Bowles 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 | C.A. Woods | Philip Grove | Hamilton A. Emmons A.H. Griffiths John Charles Kay |

### July

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| July | Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Mr Crawfurd 6-4 6-4 8-6 | George Stanley | | |
| 9 – 12 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Mr. Awdry 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 | W.A. Platt | A.B. Fielden A.H. Jacob | F. Comins J.H. Deazeley M. Eales T.E. Graham |
| 5 - 15 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | William Renshaw 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 | Charles Walder Grinstead | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Browne Wilfred Milne William Taylor RC Thompson |
| 5 - 15 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Herbert Fortescue Lawford | | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Browne Wilfred Milne William Taylor RC Thompson |
| 19 July | Scottish Championships Edinburgh Academical Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Reginald Arthur Gamble 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | Herbert Bowes-Lyon | Joseph Bruce Ismay | Patrick Bowes-Lyon George Nelson Stenhouse Archibald Thomson |
| 19 July | Scottish Championships Edinburgh Academical Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger John Galbraith Horn | | Joseph Bruce Ismay | Patrick Bowes-Lyon George Nelson Stenhouse Archibald Thomson |
| 14 -20 July. | Duffield LTC Open Tournament Duffield LTC Duffield, Derbyshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Horace Septimus Wansbrough 6-5 6-5 6-2 | Henry Homfray | William Gerald Barker Daniel Lee | A. Fitzmaurice Hugh Vibart MacNaghten Leonard Dampier |
| 21 - 27 July. | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Teddy Williams 8-6, 6-2 6-3 | Walter William Chamberlain | John George Chamberlain Joseph Bruce Ismay | R.P. Carter John Redfern Deykin Arthur Walton Fuller Frank Noon |
| 21-27 July. | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Bruce Ismay 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 | Howard Pease | James Blackhouse Dale | J.G. Burdon Mark Fenwick |
| 27 July. | Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Leicester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Hugh V. McNaughten 3-6 6-0 6-1 ret. | W. J. Gray | John Redfern Deykin Joseph Bruce Ismay | L.G. Campbell Claude Erskine Farrer H.C. Goodhart Frank Noon |
| 21 - 27 July. | Midland Counties Championships Edgabaston, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Walter William Chamberlain 6-3 2-6 10-8 6-1 | John Redfern Deykin | Arthur Walton Fuller John George Thursfield | E.T. Hopkins John Charles Kay Frank Noon Henry Blane Porter |
| 21 - 27 July | Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Claude Erskine Farrer 6-2 6-4 | William J. Down. | Charles Edward De Fonblanque Arthur John Stanley | W.R. Dagnall Leopold Maxse Harold S. Stone C.G. Woolley |
| 21 - 27 July. | South of Ireland Championships Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Eyre Chatterton 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | Thomas Harrison Griffiths | Percy Wildman Lushington Francis Woodcock Perry | George Bloomfield Garvey Grattan Wildman Lushington Francis Metcalfe Robert Shaw Templer |
| 21 - 27 July. | South of Ireland Championships Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Tom Campion | | Percy Wildman Lushington Francis Woodcock Perry | George Bloomfield Garvey Grattan Wildman Lushington Francis Metcalfe Robert Shaw Templer |
| 28–31 Jul. | Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass | Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6-1. 6-0 | Thomas Arthur Nash | Thomas Gustav Schwabe Garnett H.P. Ward | M.J. Michael Wiliam Harry Nash R.J. Price Maurice John Swabey |

### August

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| August | Seabright Invitational Tournament Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark 3-2 Sets | Richard Field Conover | | |
| 1 - 2 August. | Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket Ground Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Outdoor Grass Singles | Walter William Chamberlain 6-2 6-4 | Frederick William Knox | John Redfern Deykin | Reginald Arthur Gamble Jonas Henry William Gardner Frank Noon |
| 28 Jul-2 Aug. | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Browne w.o. | Alexander Francis Grant | Toler Roberts Garvey | Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph |
| 28 Jul-2 Aug. | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Eyre Chatterton | | Toler Roberts Garvey | Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph |
| 29 Jul-2 Aug. | County Kildare Championship Naas, County Kildare, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Peter Aungier 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 | John Peter Stephen Gradwell | Captain Kenyon-Slaney | Peter Latouche J. Murray C.A. Williamson |
| 29 Jul-2 Aug. | County Kildare Championship Naas, County Kildare, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Thomas Harrison | | Captain Kenyon-Slaney | Peter Latouche J. Murray C.A. Williamson |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Essex Championships Brentwood, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles W. Grinstead 6-0 6-4 | E. N. Cubitt | P. Colley Edmund Arthur Hollingbury | E. Bragy Edward Henry Christy Laurence Joseph Petre C. Wells |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Exeter, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles | Herbert W-Fox 1-6 6-2 6-1 | John C. Gray | | |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug. | Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | A. L. Davies 6-1, 4-6, 12-10, 6-3 | Robert Rawnsley Bowles | H.C. Woolley | E. Brown C.E. Salmon W.G. Smith |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Middlesex Championships Chiswick, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead rain stooped play | Donald Stewart | Herbert Chipp | Marmaduke Strickland Constable Ernest Wool Lewis |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug. | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, Lancashire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Donald Stewart 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 | Ernest Browne 1-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 | James Dwight | Jacob Gaitskell Brown Richard Dudley Sears F. Rathbone |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug. | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, Lancashire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Herbert Wilberforce | | James Dwight | Jacob Gaitskell Brown Richard Dudley Sears F. Rathbone |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug. | Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 8-6 7-5 6-8 6-3 | Wallace Percy Knapp | William V.S. Thorne E.K. Butler | |
| 1-6 August | Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester, Kent, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 | Roy Allen | | |
| 3 -8 Aug. | Burbage Tennis Tournament Burbage, Wiltshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Captain Taylor 6-3 6-2 | Charles Hobson Marriott | Theodore Coventry H. Shipton | |
| 4 -10 Aug. | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Francis William Monement 6-4 1-6 6-1 | Charles. E. Weddon | Hamilton A. Emmons | Charles Sidney Cullingham Edward Morgan Hansell |
| 4 -10 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Frederick W. Knox 6-4 7-5 6-4 | John H. Browne 6-0, 6-3 | Hercules Robert Langrishe | F.E. Bird J. Butterworth William James Gallwey |
| 4 -10 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger George Butterworth | | Hercules Robert Langrishe | F.E. Bird J. Butterworth William James Gallwey |
| 10 – 13 August. | Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament Teignmouth Tennis Club Kingston-Upon-Hull, England Grass Singles – Doubles | W.S. Wright w.o. | William Francis Wells-Cole | L. Harrison H.N. Wade | E.W. Brooke Thomas Barton Holmes C.V. Wilkes |
| 11 - 17 Aug. | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington Cricket Ground Darlington, County Durham, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7-9 6-2 6-1 ret. | John Galbraith Horn 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 | Minden Fenwick Norman Leslie Hallward | A.L. Davidson Percival Clennell Fenwick Hugh A. Taylor E.M. Turner |
| 11 - 17 Aug. | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington Cricket Ground Darlington, County Durham, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Herbert Wilberforce | | Minden Fenwick Norman Leslie Hallward | A.L. Davidson Percival Clennell Fenwick Hugh A. Taylor E.M. Turner |
| 11 - 17 Aug | Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4 | Ernest Browne | John Redfern Deykin Walter William Chamberlain | A.A. Fuller Philip Grove Hugh Workman-MacNaghten William C. Taylor |
| 11 - 17 Aug | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2 6-3 6-3 | L. G. Campbell | Orlando Robert Coote | William John Down A. Massy Leo Maxse |
| 11 - 17 Aug. | North Yorkshire Tournament Scarborough, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Browne 6-1 ret. | Marmaduke Strickland Constable | Harold Stapylton Greenwell William C. Taylor | Ernest Edwin Meek George E. Newby Arthur Godfrey Pease |
| 11 - 17 Aug. | Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth, England Outdoor Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Captain Wood 6-1 6-1 | William P. Wethered | J.C. Rogers Erskine Gerald Watson | P.W. Bush Edward Charles Pine-Coffin Arthur Percy (Percy) Jones Henry Blane Porter |
| 15-20 Aug. | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, Great Britain Grass Singles | F.A. Hedley 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 | W.J. Bagnall | William Edward Baddeley | J.W. Baddeley W.E. Elliott W.L. Ward |
| 18 - 20 Aug | Windermere Open Windermere, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | H.P. Mason 6-4 6-2 | Richard Montague Ainslie | E. Crawley R. Hill | Ernest Henry Ainslie Anthony Alfred Bowlby C. Dunn W. Hunter |
| 18 - 20 Aug | Bridlington Quay Tournament Bridlington, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-2 6-3 | H. Anderson | H.P. Marriott | |
| 20 August. | Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles | G.A. Bolton 6-2, 6-1 | Harry Stanley Scrivener | Herbert Henley Playford | E. Boydell Percy Kemp Heard H. Kerby |
| 19 - 21 Aug. | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles | Francis William Monement 6-4 1-6 6-1 | Maurice Welldon | Hamilton A. Emmons | Charles Sidney Cullingham Edward Morgan Hansell |
| 18 - 23 Aug. | Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Arthur Godfrey Pease 6-5 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-5 | George E. Newby | John Charles Kay W.B. Tarpey | C.L. Clay H.H. Clay G.F. Richardson C.A. Woodhouse |
| 21–23 August. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | G. Egerton w.o. | R. Lloyd Williams | A. MacBean J.P. Lewis | Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards Major Mesham P. Ormrod H. Lloyd Williams |
| 21–23 August. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Challenger Arthur Bennett Mesham | | A. MacBean J.P. Lewis | Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards Major Mesham P. Ormrod H. Lloyd Williams |
| 18 - 24 Aug. | Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Exmouth, Devon, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-2 6-3 | Gerald Erskine Watson | Walter William Chamberlain Harry Grove | Henry Blane Porter H. Kerby Charles Lacy Sweet G.H. Taylor |
| 18 - 24 Aug | South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-3 6-2 6-3 | Archibald Thomson | Charles Robert Andrew Howden | William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae |
| 22-24 August. | Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTC Holt, Norfolk, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-0 | Edward Berners Upcher | Francis William Monement | Charles Sidney |
| 23–25 August. | South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Herbert Wilberforce 6-4, 3–6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 | William Sidney Nelson Heard | Gethin Meredith William Gascoyne Dalziel | George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies |
| 25 - ? Aug | Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament Tiverton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Norman L. Hallward 6-0 6-0 6-1 | A.N. Dumbleton | M.D. Buckingham H.L. Luxton | R.H.S. Barnes Arthur Belfield Charles Henry Luxton P. Whately |
| 26 - 28 Aug | Galashiels Championship Galashiels, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Alfred Aitken Thomson 6–5, 6–1, 6–2 | S.C. Knott | Forrester John Thomson | Alex Buchanan Thomas Byrne Sellar L. Sanderson |
| 25 - 31 Aug | Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | W. W. Chamberlain 6-4 6-3 6-0 | E. W. Brook | W.E. Baddeley Lewin Venn Alexander | Frank Noon G.E. Lowe W.G. Lowe H.E. Sugden |
| 25 - 31 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears 6-0 1-6 6-0 6-2 | [ William VS Thorne | Clarence Clark Percy Knapp | Robert Livingston Beeckman Alexander Van Rensselaer George Richards Alexander Galt |
| 25 - 31 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Howard Taylor | | Clarence Clark Percy Knapp | Robert Livingston Beeckman Alexander Van Rensselaer George Richards Alexander Galt |
| 25 - 31 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears James Dwight 6-4, 6-1, 8-10, 6-4 | Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold | Clarence Clark Percy Knapp | Robert Livingston Beeckman Alexander Van Rensselaer George Richards Alexander Galt |
| 27–29 Aug. | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Edward Linwood Strong 6-3 6-3 | Saint John Halford Coventry | George William Webber | F. Stoney W. Ware |

### September

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 1 - 4 Sep. | County Carlow Lawn Tennis Tournament Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | R. Grove Annesley 6-5 6-5 6-2 | J.E. Jameson | Arthur S. E. Annesley R.L. Rike | A. Fitzmaurice J.H. Thomas C.O. Vigers |
| 27 Aug - 5 Sep. | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | C.C.J. Perry 6-3 7-6 6-4 | C. Igglesden | J.W. Collard | H. Cooper A.W. Oliver F.J. Troughton |
| 1 - 7 Sep | Canadian Championships Toronto LTC Toronto, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Smith Hyman 8-6 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 | Alexander C. Galt | Alexander Monro Grier FitzJames Hynes | F. Lewis Bird Henry R. Elmsley Henry Gordon Mackenzie V. Wolsely |
| 1 - 7 Sep | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Dean Park Bournemouth, Hampshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0 6-2 6-3 | Aston Cooper-Key | Montague Hankey Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr | W. Heath John Henry Lewis R. Pinckney H. Olliffe |
| 1 - 7 Sep. | Orange Invitation Mountain Station, Montrose South Orange, New Jersey, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 7-5 6-2 6-3 | William V.S. Thorne | Jackson C. Wilmerding | James Dwight Morton Spring Paton |
| 1 - 7 Sep | South of England Championships Eastbourne, East Sussex, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Teddy Williams 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 | William C. Taylor | Charles Walder Grinstead | Orlando Robert Coote P. Colley Charles Lacy Sweet |
| 2–4 Sep | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph C. Maxwell-Scott 3-6 6-3 9-7 6-2 | James Locke | L. Sanderson W.O. Stevenson | Edmund J. Constable Maxwell J. Moffat A. Sellar |
| 2–4 Sep | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-1 6-2 6-2 | A. Sellar Archibald Thomson | L. Sanderson W.O. Stevenson | Edmund J. Constable Maxwell J. Moffat A. Sellar |
| 2–4 Sep | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | S.B. Murray Miss Murray 6-1 6-3 | C.E. Stewart Miss Stuart | L. Sanderson W.O. Stevenson | Edmund J. Constable Maxwell J. Moffat A. Sellar |
| 22 - 27 Sep. | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Hove Rink Tennis Courts Brighton, East Sussex, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy Sweet 0-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | George Lawrence Orme Edward Barrett-Smith | L.G. Campbell J.B. Forman J. Garrett William C. Taylor |

### October

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 30 Sep-6 Oct | Longwood Cricket Club Tournament Longwood Cricket Club Brookline, Massachusetts, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | James Dwight ? | Quincy Adams Shaw Jr | C.C. Wheelwright | Palmer Ellis Presbrey Howard Augustus Taylor |
| 3 - 6 Oct | Lausanne Autumn Meeting Montchoisi Lawn Tennis Club Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland Asphalt Singles - Doubles | G.S. Money 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 | Alexander W. Miller White | Mr. Tayler H. Webb | C.J. Nowell Mr. Price Mr. de Reuterskiold F. Vizard |
| 6 - 12 Oct | Intercollegiate Championships Hartford, Connecticut, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Wallace Percy Knapp 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 | Godfrey M. Brinley | | |

### November

No Events

### December

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 15 - 21 Dec. | Victorian Championships Melbourne Cricket Ground LTC Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles | Harry Hanslow Brind 25 games to 17 | Dudley Webb | Ernest Raleigh Walter John Carre Riddell | Haworth William Bartram Thomas Archibald A'Beckett Frank Highett W. Melville |

## Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis
Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1884 :
| # | Player |
| 1 | William Renshaw (GBR) |
| 2 | Herbert Lawford (GBR) |
| 3 | Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR) |
| 4 | Ernest Renshaw (GBR) |
| 5 | Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland) |
| 6 | Donald Stewart (GBR) |
| 7 | Teddy Williams (GBR) |
| 8 | Richard Sears (USA) |